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THE KENTUCKY

Kernel ‘

Celebrating 33 years of independence

Athletics
scores
points for
UK in
top-20
pursuit
Page 6

 

Legislators 0K budget; UK's funding upped

By Troy Lyle
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FRANKFORT —» The Kentucky
House of Representatives and Senate
each passed a budget yesterday that
provides more than $180 million in
firming approval and funding for

House Bill 267 will also provide a
more than $18 million increase in
UK's operating budget. The state
mandates that $2.73 million be used
for various programs and endow-
ments. and UK has earmarked $2.9
million for the maintenance and op-
eration of new buildings. said Angie
Martin. UK‘s vice president of plan-
ning, budget and policy.

“We are looking at using the re-
maining balance of about $12 million
for a combo of things.“ she said.

Possibilities include providing
money for scholarships that have yet

to be funded and reevaluating — , and
possibly lowering W a proposed 14.5
tuition increase set for next fall. Mar~
tin said.

The budget is still pending ap
proval from Gov. Ernie Fletcher. and
any allocation of funding will re-
quire a special meeting of the UK
Board of Trustees. so divvying up
the funds will take some time. Mar-
tin said.

“We hope to have a decision fair—
ly soon ~ maybe even as early
April." Martin said.

The House introduced HB 267
more than two weeks ago. The Sen-
ate then changed and approved its
version of the House budget. A joint
conference committee. made up of
key members from both sides,
formed a final version of the budget
this past weekend.

Yesterday was the last day for ei-
ther the House or Senate to make

changes or introduce bills. This ses-
sion of the General Assembly ends
Friday

The budget will allow UK to pur-
sue its top three projects by provid-
ing $40 million for a new bio-phar-
maceutical complex. $100 million for
the expansion of the Chandler Med-
ical Center and $8.5 million for reno
vating UK's animal diagnostic cen-
ter.

Of the three. only the Chandler
Medical Center expansion took a cut.
The House had originally honored
UK’s request of $250 million in bond-
ing, but the final budget reduced that
to $100 million in an effort to keep
Kentucky’s bond rating high.

Legislators promised to allot the
remaining $150 million in next year‘s
session.

“Ideally. we would like to do one
bond issue." said UK President Lee
Todd, referring to the possibility of

 

PROPOSED AND FINAL BUDGET FUNDING
(in millions)

PROJECT HOUSE
Animal diagnostic center $8.5
Basketball practice facility $0
Bio-pharmaceutical complex S40
Blazer Hall renovations $2.25 $2.25 So
Chandler Medical Center $250 $100 $100
K-Lair renovations 55.1 $0 $0
Keeneland Hall renovations $5.1 $0 $0
Student Center Food Court $1.6 $1.6 $0
Student health facility 524 $0 $24

SENATE JOINT
$8.5 $8.5
$15 $7
$32 $40

 

increased interest rates with a sec-
ond bond issue. "Yet we are quite
pleased with the funding we re-
ceived."

Murray Clark. UK's associate
vice president for medical center op-
erations. said this funding will allow

See Budget on page 2

 

UK diving coach
Mike Lyden is so
demanding of his
divers that they
are afraid to look
over at their coach
after messing up
on a dive, they
said.

“He does have an
intimidating look
when you have a
bad dive," said
junior diver Jessica
Thompson. “You
don't want to go
over there."

Lyden is in his 12th
year as the UK div-
ing coach.

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Diving coach Mike Lyden
doesn't sugarcoat,
doesn't pass the blame.
He pushes the UK divers
to be mentally tougher.
With 44 All-American
selections, Lyden's
approach works.

 

UK's next meet:

a Zone Diving Championships in Atlanta;
hosted by Georgia Tech

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UK diving coach Mike Lyden instructs his divers during yesterday's practice at the Lan-

caster Aquatic Center.

By Jeff Patterson
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Jessica Thompson found out ex-
actly what Mike Lyden‘s tough love
meant when she was a freshman.

The UK diving coach told her to
climb up the stairs of the tower at
the Lancaster Aquatic Center. and
then dive into the pool
more than 80 feet below.

“I would definitely
never do that if he hadn’t
said. ‘Do it.” said Thomp
son. now a junior.

That‘s the control he
has. US

Lyden gives an order. ’
and it‘s followed without
question.

”He has an extreme in-
fluence on us." said UK se-
nior diver Mario Ro.
driguez. "He just pushes and pushes
and pushes.“

Lyden said he does this to make
each of his divers tougher mentally

He never deflects the blame on of
ficials.

He never sugarcoats a poor per
formance.

“l‘m not sensitive to our diver‘s
bubbles." Lyden said. “id like to
make them better with tough love."

“He has an
extreme
influence on

Mario Rodriguez

UK senior diver

Having coached 10 divers to 1-1
All-American selections in his 12
years at UK. it works. In last month‘s
Southeastern (‘onference Diving
Championships. sophomore Taryn
Ignacio and Thompson swept the
one-meter. threemeter and platform
competitions for UK becoming
only the second school in SEC histo-
ry to perform the feat. Ly-
den coached the other
Louisiana State in 1991.

During practice Lyden
sits in a chair at the side of
the pool watching each of

is pupils.

“He does have an intimi-
dating look when you have
a bad dive." Thompson said.
“You don't want to go over
there."

He's been that way from
the beginning.

lgnacio. a Richmond. Ky. native.
first started diving for Lyden when
she was 12 years old.

“She was petrified of me." Lyden
said.

"I was scared of him at first. but
not anymore." Ignacio said.

Now. they understand why he
does it.

See Lyden on page 3

Tax plan funding
research passes

Cigarette, liquor taxes increase

By Troy Lyle
THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

FRANKFORT —— A tax
modernization plan aimed
at furthering cancer re-
search was passed yester-
day by both the Kentucky
House of Representatives
and the Senate.

The UK Markey Cancer
Center will receive about
82.3 million annually. ac-
cording to the budget. The
center will be responsible
for matching that amount.

The revenue-neutral tax
plan. known as House Bill
272. increased the cigarette
tax by one cent to provide
the additional cancer re-
search funding. A pack of
cigarettes will now be taxed
30 cents 27 cents more
than the current 3-cent tax.

The money will be used
to prevent. diagnose. inves-
tigate and research cancer.
said Kevin McDonagh.
deputy director of the
Markey Cancer Center

Sen. Ed Worley. I)-Rich-
mond. said the greatest part
of the entire tax moderniya
tion plan was the addition
of this l-cent tax increase

All residents may

on cigarettes.

This money will directly
fund cancer research for
years to come. he said.

In addition. the plan
provided a tuition tax credit
to in-state. undergraduate
college students that could
be worth up to $500.

Gov. Ernie Fletcher's ad-
ministration said this credit
was created to offset recent
tuition increases and make
higher education more af-
fordable for all Kentuck-
ians.

HE. 272 will also pro-
vide state revenue increases
by implementing several
initiatives aimed at every-
thing from alcohol to per-
sonal income taxes.

For example. a 2 percent
increase would be applied
to alcohol at the wholesale
level. increasing its overall
tax to 11 percent.

Both the cigarette and
alcohol taxes are projected
to increase state revenues
by more than $200 million
by the year 2006. according
to budget data.

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pay to download

Proposed fee is $8 to $12 per month

By Shannon Mason
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Students may soon be
able to download music and
movies legally through UK.

The pmposed plan would
allow students who live on
campus to download music
and movies for about $8 to
$12 per month. said Pat Ter-
rell. vice president of student
affairs.

However. if the plan is in-
stated. all students living on
campus will be subject to pay
the fee whether they use the
service or not.

UK recently conducted a
survey in campus residential
areas to evaluate student re
sponse and approval to the
proposed plan.

Terrell said the plan will
not go into effect for the next
school year because more
discussions will take place
before anything is finalized.

“We would have to get the
cost into the housing rate."
Terrell said. “The results of
the survey were not back in
time to share with the stu~
dents.“

Discussions will take
place next fall and the plan
may be available by fall se
master 3115.

About 75 percent of stu-

dents polled showed interest
in the downloading service.

Forty-nine percent said
they would be "very interest-
ed" in the music and video
download access. and anoth-
er 21 percent were "some
what interested."

However. 14 percent of
students surveyed said they
would be willing to pay $8 to
$12 per month for the service

the price range that UK is
proposing.

The majority of respon-
dents 69 percent .- said
they would prefer to pay be
tween $5 and $8 per month
for the service. The next
most popular response was
“nothing." which garnered
17 percent of the vote.

UK sent out 5.136 sur-
veys. and 1.271 students re
sponded.

Anonymous student com-
ments from the survey gave
the proposal mixed reviews.

“If you want to download
legally it‘s easier.“ said one
student. “There is no getting
in trouble."

"I have no interest in
downloading music.“ said
another. “We are here to
study not jam."

Some students like the

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Budget

 

Continued from page 1 M

the hospital to maintain its position as a
premier health care provider in the state.

“The rooms in our current facility are
much too small and outdated." he said.
“We can no longer support the level of
patient care that is needed."

Part of the expansion will create sev-
eral new rooms and as many as 200 to 250
beds. he said.

During the peak of construction.
1.600 jobs will be created. When construc-
tion is complete, 1.300 additional jobs will
be created.

In addition. the expansion will pro
vide a modernized technology infrasmic-
ture and a bigger and better environment
for patients and families, Clark said.
Fou‘pmlocts Minded

Not all of UK‘s projects made it into
the final budget. however.

Four projects were cut entirely. in-
cluding renovations for Blazer Hall din.
ing services. the Student Center Food
Court. K-Lalr and Keeneland Hall - a to
tal of $14 million.

“We were looking forward to making
electrical upgrades and adding air condi-
tioning to Keeneland." said Ben Crutcher.
associate vice president for auxiliary ser-
vices.

“These projects need to happen." he

said. “If they aren‘t going to be passed in
this session. then we will continue to pur-
sue them next year."

The budget also cut $8 million in pro
posed bonding for a basketball practice
facility to be built behind Memorial Coli-
seum. The facility will now receive $7
million. and UK Athletics fundraising ef-
forts will make up the difference.

A new biopharmaceutical complex
received $40 million in funding. The
House fully funded the project. but the
Senate‘s version of the budget allotted
$32 million. The total amount will be paid
with state dollars.

Pharmacy Dean Ken Roberts said the
complex will allow the college to train an
additional 80 to 100 students annually.

“It‘s a win-win situation for Ken-
tucky.“ he said.

The new facilities enable UK to edu-
cate more students. many of whom will
go on to take jobs and pay taxes in Ken-
tucky. Roberts said.

The budget also provides $24 million
in bonding for a new student health facil-
ity

Dr. Gregory Moore. director of UK‘s
University Health Services. said this new
facility will improve the efficiency and
quality of health care and provide in
creased privacy for all students.

The animal diagnostic center at the
Coldstream Research Campus on New-
town Pike will receive $8.5 million for its
renovations. This renovation will allow
the center to advance its treatment and
research of thoroughbred horses. Todd
said.

 

“OMS”:

Now that the House and Senate have
both agreed upon a budget unani—
mously in the House and by a If 2 Vote in
the Senate the plan will be sent to
Fletcher, who has 10 days to line~item
veto any of the budgets pmposals.

In a press release yesterday. the gover~
nor promised the budget bill would be
carefully reviewed.

"I continue to be concerntvl about the
amount of debt in this budget." Fletcher
said. “We must guard against doing dani-
age to our bond ratings or encumbering
too much of our future revenues for debt
service."

The governor's budget was set at $62.2
million. Yesterday's budget was finalized
at a debt level of more than $1.89 billion.

Sen. Edward Scorsone, I)-Ix‘xington.
said given the cin'iunstances. UK did Well
in terms of its priorities.

This budget was more generous than
what the governor twommendul. yet ed-
ucation is being shott-changwl statewide.
he said.

"We‘re still several hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars short of where we need to
be." Scorsone said.

Bob Damron. the House majority cati-
cus chairman. echoed this sentiment.

I)amron said the debt in the current
budget worries him.

“It's going to be hard to find $150 mil-
lion next year to bond the hospital expan-
sion. not to mention all the other projects
UK needs." he said.

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‘ Farm hands' Louisville rally

produces increase in wages

By Evelyn Nieves
IHE "summon POSI

A group of tomato pick»
ers from Florida yesterday
announced an end to a boy-
cott of Taco Bell after the
fasttl‘ood chain and its par-
ent company agreed to meet
their demands to improve
wages and working condi~
tions for farm workers.

In what both sides called
an unprecedented agretL
ment. the fast-food company
said it would increase the
amount it pays for tomatoes
by one cent per pound. with
the increase to go directly to
workers' wages. and said it
would help the farm work-
ers‘ efforts to improve work-
ing and living conditions.

The Coalition of
Immokalee workers. an ad-
vocacy group made up
largely of indigent immi-
grants who work tomato
fields in southwest Florida.
and representatives of Taco
Bell and its corporate par«
ent. Yum! Brands Inc. ,, the
world's largest fast-food
restaurant corporation

announced the agreement
at a neWs conference at
Yum! Brands headquarters
in Louisville. where the
farm workers had traveled
for a planned protest on
March 12.

While pleased with the
outcome. both sides stressed
that the industry as a whole
needed to do more.

"Now we must convince
other companies that they
have the power to change
the way they do business
and the way workers are
treated." said Lucas Heir
itez. a founding member of
the workers' coalition.

Jonathan Blum. senior
vice president of Yumf. said
laWs must be changed to
protect workers and the in»
dustry must hold growers
accountable.

About 80 Immokalee.
Fla. farm workers had trav-
eled by bus to Louisville for
what they called their Taco
Bell Truth Tour. stopping at
15 cities including Lex-
ington en route to bolster
support for the boycott.

 

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idea. but do not think everyone
should have to pay

“The service sounds like a
good idea." said Larry Miller. a
mechanical engineering fresh
man.

“But only the people who
would like to use it should
have to pay for it not every-
body“

This is one reason Terrell

said that more student forums
have to be held on the issue.

“It‘s all or none.” Terrell
said. "We will have to make
sure that even those students
who are not interested would
be willing to pay to benefit
everyone.”

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CLARIFICATION

A graphic in yesterday‘s Kernel incorrectly implied that Kentucky's General Assem-
bly proposed budgeting $8 million for UK's bio-pharmaceutical complex. It proposed in-
creasing the Senate's funding for the project
appropriation totaled $10 million.

To report an error: call the Kernel at 257-1915 or e-mail newsm kykernelrom.

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